After Helene impacted roads in parts of East Tennessee and western North Carolina, transportation officials in Tennessee and North Carolina have taken action, but some issues will take more time than others for bridge inspections,

Life won't soon be the same for communities in North Carolina's mountains after Tropical Storm Helene. Heartbreak in the hills: The French Broad and Swannanoa rivers swept through Asheville's well-known Biltmore Village and River Arts District.

Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical depression over the Carolinas with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph (48 kph) by early afternoon Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm will continue to weaken as it continues to move north across Georgia.

University Parkway is closed between Vaucluse Road and Laurens Street according to a South Carolina Department of Transportation road closure map.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking 5 systems, including Helene, Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce.

Nearly 4 million Americans were still in the dark and many faced torrential flooding on Saturday, authorities said, as powerful storm Helene marched across eastern American states, leaving at least 44 people dead.

Grand Strand residents woke up to tornado warnings and power outages Sept. 27 as the fringes of Hurricane Helene swept through Horry and Georgetown counties.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Helene will be felt across much of the Mid-South area Friday, in the form of “areas of heavy rain,” and “pockets of gusting winds.” According to the National Weather Service,